Wounds (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A bartender's supernatural descent after discovering an occult phone, leading to physical and psychological corruption by a higher entity.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Bar & The Phone

Will's routine life is shattered when Eric is stabbed at his bar, leading Will to find a college student's phone. The device immediately begins transmitting occult messages and disturbing imagery, pulling Will into a supernatural mystery.

Key Events

• Bar Fight & Eric's Stabbing — Eric gets into a fight and is stabbed in the cheek by a broken bottle. Characters: Will, Eric, Alicia, Jeffrey Location: Run-down Bar
• Lost Phone Discovery — Will finds a college student's abandoned phone and takes it home. Characters: Will Location: Bar & Will's Home
• Garrett's Terrifying Messages — Will receives messages from Garrett claiming something from the tunnel is following him. Characters: Will Location: Will's Home
• Bloody Teeth Photo — Overnight, the phone receives a photo of a pile of bloody teeth. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home

Descent into the Occult

Will and Carrie investigate the phone's contents, discovering bloody teeth, corpses, and a book on Gnostic rituals. Will's reality fractures as he hallucinates cockroach transformations and discards the phone.

Key Events

• Bloody Teeth Photo — Overnight, the phone receives a photo of a pile of bloody teeth. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Police Suggestion — Carrie insists they call the police regarding the disturbing phone content. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Eric's Infected Wound — Will checks Eric's wound and spots inhuman flesh growing inside it. Characters: Will, Eric Location: Eric's Residence
• Will & Alicia Reunion — Will visits Alicia, revealing his crush and envy toward her boyfriend. Characters: Will, Alicia Location: Bar
• Corpse & Cockroach Photos — Will discovers photos of a corpse and severed head surrounded by cockroaches. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Translation of Wounds Book — Carrie spots a book titled The Translation of Wounds in one of the photos. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home

Fractured Reality & Relationships

The entity's influence spreads, causing Carrie to enter trances and Will to physically manifest wounds. Will's relationships with Alicia, Jeffrey, and Carrie deteriorate under the weight of paranoia and supernatural corruption.

Key Events

• Translation of Wounds Book — Carrie spots a book titled The Translation of Wounds in one of the photos. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Phone Thrown from Car — Will hallucinates the phone turning into a cockroach and throws it out the window. Characters: Will Location: Car
• Carrie's Trance & Texts — Carrie stares at a tunnel video in a trance and sends strange texts to Will. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Garrett's House Arrival — Garrett appears in the house, vomits teeth, and claims Will is the perfect vessel. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Armpit Wound Manifestation — Will hallucinates a cockroach crawling out of a wound in his armpit. Characters: Will Location: Will's Home
• Carrie's Gnostic Research — Carrie researches Gnostic rituals stating wounds are portals for higher beings. Characters: Carrie Location: Will's Home

Isolation & Revelation

Will loses his job and breaks up with Carrie, leaving him isolated. He seeks refuge with Eric, only to discover he was deliberately lured there by the college kids to serve as a vessel for the entity.

Key Events

• Carrie's Gnostic Research — Carrie researches Gnostic rituals stating wounds are portals for higher beings. Characters: Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Fight with Jeffrey — Will gets erratic at work and starts a fight with Jeffrey. Characters: Will, Jeffrey Location: Bar
• Carrie's Catatonic State — Carrie enters a catatonic trance until bathing washes off dark liquid. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Breakup & Accusation — Will and Carrie break up, with Carrie accusing Will of being empty. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Job Termination — Will snaps at his boss and quits his job after the fight with Jeffrey. Characters: Will Location: Bar
• Alicia's Rejection — Alicia tells Will to stop calling her, leaving him broken and alone. Characters: Will, Alicia Location: Bar

The Vessel & Submission

At Eric's house, Will confronts the physical manifestation of the entity within Eric's wound. Overwhelmed by the swarm of cockroaches and the entity's screeching, Will finally submits and absorbs the higher being.

Key Events

• Breakup & Accusation — Will and Carrie break up, with Carrie accusing Will of being empty. Characters: Will, Carrie Location: Will's Home
• Eric's Lure Revelation — Eric reveals college kids forced him to lure Will and give him a present. Characters: Will, Eric Location: Eric's House
• Eye in Wound & Flesh Present — Will sees an eye in Eric's wound and accepts a flesh-wrapped present. Characters: Will, Eric Location: Eric's House
• Cockroach Swarm & Submission — A swarm of cockroaches arrives, and Will submits to absorb the higher being. Characters: Will, Eric Location: Eric's House

Story Breakdown

• Inciting Incident & Discovery — The narrative begins with a violent bar incident and the accidental acquisition of a cursed phone that introduces the supernatural threat.
  • Bar Fight & Stabbing — Eric is injured at Will's bar, setting the initial chain of events in motion.
  • Lost Phone Retrieval — Will finds the abandoned phone and brings it into his domestic space.
  • Garrett's Terrifying Messages — Occult warnings from Garrett establish the tunnel entity's presence.
• Occult Investigation & Escalation — Will and Carrie delve into the phone's contents, uncovering disturbing imagery and Gnostic texts that explain the entity's nature.
  • Bloody Teeth Photo — The first supernatural image appears overnight, escalating the horror.
  • Translation of Wounds Book — Carrie identifies a key text linking wounds to interdimensional portals.
  • Car Window Hallucination — Will's reality fractures as he perceives the phone as a living creature.
• Relationship Fractures — The supernatural pressure severely damages Will's personal connections, isolating him emotionally and professionally.
  • Will & Alicia Reconnection — Will's unresolved feelings for Alicia highlight his desire for normalcy.
  • Carrie's Gnostic Research — Carrie's academic pursuit of the occult accelerates the entity's influence.
  • Fight with Jeffrey — Jealousy and instability lead to a physical altercation, costing Will his job.
• Supernatural Corruption — The entity physically and mentally manifests through Will and Carrie, blurring the line between hallucination and reality.
  • Garrett's House Arrival — Garrett appears to confirm Will's role as the chosen vessel.
  • Armpit Wound Manifestation — Will's body begins physically transforming to accommodate the entity.
  • Carrie's Catatonic State — Carrie's trance and the washing of dark liquid show her corruption.
• Isolation & Desperation — Stripped of his job, home, and relationships, Will faces the entity alone, forcing a final confrontation.
  • Job Termination — Will quits after losing control at work, severing his last social tie.
  • Breakup & Emotional Void — Carrie leaves, accusing Will of emptiness, deepening his isolation.
  • Seeking Refuge with Eric — Will moves in with Eric, unaware he is walking into a trap.
• Climax & Transformation — The final act reveals the full scope of the entity's plan, culminating in Will's physical absorption and surrender.
  • Eric's Lure Revelation — Eric admits to manipulating Will, confirming the trap's design.
  • Flesh Present & Eye in Wound — The entity's physical form is revealed inside Eric's infected cheek.
  • Cockroach Swarm Submission — Will yields to the swarm, completing his transformation into the vessel.

Directed by

Babak Anvari

Key Cast

• Armie Hammer — Will
• Dakota Johnson — Carrie
• Zazie Beetz — Alicia
• Brad William Henke — Eric
• Karl Glusman — Jeffrey